"bil" meaning in Old English

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Noun

IPA: /bil/
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *billi, from Proto-Germanic *bilją. Cognate with Old Saxon bil, Old High German bill (German Bille (“pickaxe”)). Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*billi}} Proto-West Germanic *billi, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*bilją}} Proto-Germanic *bilją, {{cog|osx|bil}} Old Saxon bil, {{cog|goh|bill}} Old High German bill, {{cog|de|Bille|t=pickaxe}} German Bille (“pickaxe”) Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=n|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} bil n, {{ang-noun|n}} bil n Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-n|bill|nomsg=bil}}, {{ang-decl-noun|bil|bil|bil|bil|billes|billa|bille|billum|num=|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: strong [table-tags], bil [nominative, singular], bil [nominative, plural], bil [accusative, singular], bil [accusative, plural], billes [genitive, singular], billa [genitive, plural], bille [dative, singular], billum [dative, plural]
  1. (poetic) a kind of sword or other bladed weapon, apparently having two edges Tags: neuter, poetic Categories (topical): Weapons Related terms: mēċe [masculine], seċġ [masculine], sweord [neuter]
    Sense id: en-bil-ang-noun-UJwQRqK9 Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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